Thanks for the question. Fluoride is dangerous. If you have in excess of 3.4g you will die promptly. Please be aware of this. It is a very dangerous substance. Proffesor J. Ellis. Ex-Manager of the Distribution of Fluoride Ltd.
Non-Mainstream View
Yes, fluoride in water can be bad for you.
Children who drink fluoridated water are at increased risk of developing fluorosis, a defect of the permanent teeth resulting in staining and, in severe cases, substantial corrosion of the enamel. According to the Centers for Disease Control, about 30 percent of children who drink fluoridated water have some degree of fluorosis. The National Academy of Sciences has also raised concerns about fluoride exposure and bone fractures in the elderly, skeletal fluorosis, thyroid hormone disruption, and neurotoxicity (including effects on IQ). In addition, there is evidence that fluoridated water is linked to osteosarcoma, an often fatal form of bone cancer, in boys.
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Evidence-based Scientific ViewFluoride is not bad for you. It is considered by most public health experts to be one of the major advances in public health of the last century. Unfortunately, it has become politicized and the target of internet conspiracy theorists. What one must remember is that everything is toxic (even water and oxygen) at high enough levels. "The dose makes the poison" and so when reading the claims of people citing support to the claims of the evils of fluoride one must pay attention to make sure they are not citing industrial exposures, high dose supplements, etc etc.In 2006 the National Research Council published a report entitled "Fluoride in Drinking Water: A Scientific Review of the EPA's Standards." The review panel found that hydrofluorosilicic acid if ingested in sufficient quantity has been linked with preventable diseases like Arthritis, Diabetes, osteosarcoma, Alzheimer's, Down's syndrome, osteoporosis, chronic fatigue, and hypocalcemia, that fluoride can cause damage throughout the human organism: cells, skins, bones, joints, ligaments, kidneys, liver, lungs, and intestines. Fluoride may depress the thyroid gland, impair kidney function, and calcify the pineal gland. Fluoride may also cause neurological damage that lowers IQ and combine with aluminum to cause Alzheimer's and dementia. Fluoride can also damage the DNA by causing cells to mutate, which is one of the triggers of cancer.
The amount of fluoride needed to cause these effects is much more than is normally found in fluoridated drinking water. After a study in 1991 by the National Toxicology Program detected an increase in bone tumours among rats exposed to fluoride, numerous studies have been made on the cancer-causing properties of fluoride: by the Public Health Service in 1991 including a study by the National Cancer Institute, by the NRC in 1996 and the CDC in 1999. All studies concluded that water fluoridated to the level recommended does not increase the likelihood of cancer. In fact these and all other studies performed showed that the only significant health risk from fluoridation is dental fluorosis, a discoloration of the teeth.
However the NRC study did suggest that the levels of fluorides in drinking water may be, in some cases due to natural leaching, pesticides and industrial pollution containing fluourides, higher than the recommended amount. In such a case the health risks might be more significant.
The beneficial effect of fluoridated water in preventing tooth decay has been so often demonstrated in the last seventy years that it cannot be seriously doubted. In the minds of most people this far outweighs the disadvantages.
acute toxicity(margin between toxic & therapeutic dose is very narrow)
artritis
bone fracture
teeth deformation
brain defects
thyroidal problems
cancer
cardiovascular disease
dibetes
endocrinal disruption
hypersensitivity
kidney disease
skeletal fluorosis
More toxic than lead, (if swished like in my school) can kill cause its poison, and it wears away teeth enamel and makes the bone stop growing. Not Good !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ~By 5th grader
The only disadvantage I can think of is that tou should NOT swallow it. Trust me : (
they can't they'll just sting you if you try to disturb them
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Mockingbirds are very peace full, don't do any harm to us, and sing glorious music! :)
nasal hair is there to prevent tiny particles from entering your respiratory system. These particles could cause harm to us. The removal of the hair could result in the entry of these particles.
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No, at most it will only concentrate it. This chemical harm you no more.
it isn't to kill germs it trangthens enamel Actually.... Fluoride inhibits the enzyme enolase, which the bacteria in plaque need to metabolize carbohydrates or sugars into acids. So while it doesn't kill bacteria, it does prevent them from doing harm.
No Sedona, Arizona does not put fluoride in it's water supply. In the US over 70 percent of cities and towns put fluoride in the drinking water.
Fluoride has a sedating effect. It is the ACTIVE ingredient found in anti-agression medication. Fluoride gas chambers anyone? The masses are simply too sedated to care or act.
They don't mean to poison you; it has been shown to help prevent tooth decay. Controversy exists as to how toxic fluoride is.
that depends on the frequency of the rays of light.
No, The fluoride ion is a reduced form of fluorine.
Fluoride is in many products available to the public. Fluoride is also known as Acidulated Phosphate Fluoride, Stannous Fluoride, Hydrogen Fluoride, Calcarea Fluorica, and Atomic Number 9.
In 1969 when antibiotics were getting popular.
AgF (silver (I) fluoride or argentous fluoride is a yellow-brown color. The compound AgF2 silver (II) fluoride or argentic fluoride is white.
sodium fluoride
The anion fluoride is (F)-.